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Speaking as a wanna-be writer who has just not had time to finish any books because of the constant crises that seem to crop up in my (extended & immediate) family (long story, suffice to say I tend to be the caretaker / peacemaker for a lot of stuff), I think it's awesome that you want to write as your career!

—GaijinSmash.net

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Informal Contraction of want to: You wanna go now?
Informal Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie?

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"Sorry. I didn't wanna -- I mean, I guess you got enough troubles, right Strand relaxed What will I do?" — F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 02 - August 1997
Got a new puppy or kitty for the holidays -- wanna know what to feed it? — Discussion Forum - Duke City Fix
Colin Says: tennisbebe - wanna hear something really stupid? — Tennis-X.com :: Xtreme Tennis News
(Matt Bush) and Madonna-wanna-be hairdos (virtuoso gum chewer Margarita Levieva). — chron.com Chronicle
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 04: 47 PM EST hey * wanna b bella*!!! — Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch